ZIP 88005 recorded 205 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,276 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Doña Ana County, NM. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,276 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 230 | |
| 2022 | 216 | |
| 2023 | 308 | |
| 2024 | 317 | |
| 2025 | 205 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 88005 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 165 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 133 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 103 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 102 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 97 | 7.6% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 88005 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 378 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Other | 76 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 58 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 54 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 127 | 16.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 519 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 58 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 32 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 15 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 13 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 86 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 88005 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $174,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $138,880 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $131,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $117,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 88005.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Cruces | 1,069 | |
| 2 | South Valley | 49 | |
| 3 | Fairacres | 32 | |
| 4 | Mesilla | 27 | |
| 5 | Mesquite | 3 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,276 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.